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Article: Q188905
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600fix kbAnalyze kbSSafeAnalyze
Last Modified: 31-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After running Analyze.exe with the -f switch, you may find the following message
in the Analyze.log file:

  The project <Project Name> contains a child that does not recognize
  this project as a parent. The child will be added to the project.

CAUSE
=====

A file is shared to a project that contains a shared and deleted copy of the
same file.

RESOLUTION
==========

Avoid sharing a file from the command line when the file contains a deleted link
to the target project. If you want to share the file, either recover the file or
purge the shared file and share it again.



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual
SourceSafe 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Assume that you have a file named $/Proj1/File1 and a project named $/Proj2.
File1 is shared from Proj1 to Proj2, then deleted (not destroyed) from Proj2. If
you try to share the file again from the SourceSafe explorer, the following
error occurs:

  A deleted link to File1.txt already exists ...

Sharing the file from the command does not create an error, but Analyze displays
the following error:

  The project Proj2 contains a child that does not recognize this project as a
  parent. The child will be added to the project.


Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create two projects and name them $/Proj1 and $/Proj2.

2. Add a file named File1.txt to $/Proj1 .

3. Right-click project Proj2 and then from the Context menu, choose Share.

4. In the Share dialog box, select the file File1 under $/Proj1.

5. Click Share, and then click OK.

6. Delete the file, File1.txt from $/Proj2.

7. Repeat steps 3-5.

8. The following error message appears:

  A deleted link to File1.txt already exists.

9. From the command prompt, run the following commands:

  ss cp $/proj2
  ss share $/proj1/File1.txt

  The files share and no error occurs.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600fix kbAnalyze kbSSafeAnalyze 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Q188905: FIX: Sharing a File from Command Line Causes Corruption